PhD student with full time job offer

[Gotham]

Hi everyone,

I am Gotham, an international student doing Ph.D. at the University of Auckland. I am entering the second year of my doctorate and have a full-time job offer in hand. According to my Student visa, I can work for any employer in New Zealand and provided I work on my Ph.D. full time. I won't be able to work 40 hours on my Ph.D. and 40 hours on my new job every week. Am I eligible to apply for a resident visa since I have 150 points ? The job offer I have is a trainee biomedical engineer job in a government hospital. Should I ask the employer to provide me with the work permit to work full time and study part time ? Since it is an entry level engineer position, I am confused whether the employer will sponsor a work visa.

Please guide me with the process.

Thanks in advance.

[JandM]

INZ regard 30 (or more) hours a week as full-time. Does that help?

[Gotham]

Thank you for your swift response. As per my student visa I'm required to work full time on my PhD and can work full time for any employer. I have a full time job offer in hand related to my qualifications. Will I be able to apply for a resident visa with my job offer ? It will help me convert my PhD from full time to part time.

[Jul21]

Sometimes we need to make sacrifices. I am also a full-time Phd student in my third year and I have been working full-time for 2 years. It has been six months since I submitted my ITA, and I am still waiting...

[Gotham]

Good luck and wish you get your residence visa soon. I will try my best to balance full-time PhD and full-time work. Did you ask your employer to support you for your work permit ?

[MrMark]

I suggest you go get Immigration advice from a lawyer or licensed adviser about your residence eligibility in the position offered to you. All else is speculation...

[Jul21]

I got support documents from my employers regarding residence application. The CO sent my employers a questionnaire in December 2015 and by January 2016, my employers were able to reply. I am working full time based on the work privilege that comes with my PhD study visa.

[Gotham]

That's very helpful. May I know your field of employment ? By any chance, are you aware of the minimum salary range we are supposed to show to apply for residence ?

[Gotham]

Since it's a graduate position, I need to get immigration advice from a lawyer. Thanks.

[Jul21]

My field: Community work.

Not sure of the acceptable salary range. I know someone who got his residency with salary of 40 thousand dollars per annum. Mine is way above that though...